Category Archives: Local
Grower says pumpkin crop bountiful ahead of "Farmtoberfest" celebration in Navarino
NAVARINO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The season for picking pumpkins is underway. It's a sea of orange at Porter's Patch Farm in Navarino. Owner Troy Porter says the season has been bountiful. "There's a lot. ...
Sep 25, 2025 Pumpkins on display at Porter's Patch in Navarino, September 19, 2025.
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Laconia teacher resigns after social media post about Charlie Kirk's death draws backlash
ROSENDALE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Laconia teacher has resigned nearly two weeks after drawing community backlash about comments she made regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Rosendale-Brandon Sch...
Sep 25, 2025 Rosendale-Brandon School District.
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Man to stand trial after delays in Appleton fatal drug overdose
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Eric Abresch was ordered to stand trial for allegedly supplying the drugs used in a fatal overdose. Although Abresch was charged in March, his preliminary hearing was postpo...
Sep 25, 2025 Eric Abresch (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Man finally gets attorney 14 months after arrest in Chicago-Green Bay drug ring case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - James Grandberry, a suspect in a Chicago-to-Green Bay drug ring, finally has an attorney, 14 months after he was arrested. Grandberry, 36, faces 14 charges, including three...
Sep 25, 2025 Brown County drug trafficking suspect James Grandberry. (Photo source: Brown County Jail)
Organizers choose indoor venue for NEW Pride Alive festival
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Organizers of the NEW Pride Alive festival announced its rescheduled date and location. The annual festival, originally set for Sept. 19 at the Brown County Fairgrounds, was postponed d...
Sep 25, 2025 The city of Green Bay raised the Progress Pride flag at city hall in recognition of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June 7, 2022.
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Appleton committee approves truancy citations; city council to make final vote next week
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton is just one vote away from reinstating truancy fines after the Safety and Licensing Committee approved the $250 citations by a three-to-two vote Wednesday. City co...
Sep 25, 2025
Wisconsin lawmakers sound off as partisan deadlock heightens and government shutdown looms
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- We are now less than one week away from a potential government shutdown, with federal funding running out Tuesday. It comes as negotiations between Republicans and Democrats are at a st...
Sep 25, 2025
Semi truck driver to stand trial for Grand Chute crash that killed 2 people
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A truck driver who allegedly ran a red light before crashing into a minivan, killing two people, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. However, weather conditions may have ...
Sep 24, 2025 John Litza (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Barlow Planetarium's grand reopening shines bright in the Fox Valley
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the busiest stand-alone planetariums in the Midwest is making its cosmic comeback in the Fox Valley. Complete with a ribbon-cutting, Barlow Planetarium held its grand...
Sep 24, 2025 The Barlow Planetarium in Menasha.
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New proposal would guarantee core Gen Ed credits transfer between all UW schools
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Universities of Wisconsin officials are considering a new policy that would ensure all core general education credits can transfer between each of the 13 schools within the system. The ...
Sep 24, 2025 Universities of Wisconsin logo.
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